PhD in Physics

Features

• The PhD in Physics aims at training young physicists capable of successfully tackling modern research topics and therefore ready to undertake an academic career or enter the social world with the skills necessary to guide the transition to innovation, sustainability and to cooperation at every level. To this end, the course provides advanced knowledge, trains in laboratory work and in the collaboration within research groups and prepares young people with strong communication skills for the transfer of knowledge and scientific dissemination.
• The first year of the course is dedicated to training on specific topics, ranging from the physics of fundamental interactions, both theoretical and experimental, to the physics of condensed matter, complex and biological systems, up to applications in the astro-particle physics and in material science. PhD students are free to choose national and international advanced courses provided by ours or other universities or research institutes.
• Each PhD student follows a detailed program, agreed with a supervisor and approved by the Teaching Board. The second and third years are dedicated to research activity with the supervision of a scientific advisor and possibly a co-supervisor. At the end of the second year, each PhD student illustrates the scientific activities carried out, the results obtained and possible future developments in a formal seminar.
• Participation in seminars and conferences is strongly encouraged, as is collaboration and scientific exchange with other prestigious research groups. At the end of the third year, the doctoral student writes the doctoral thesis which is evaluated by national and international external reviewers and presented to the Teaching Board. After approval, the theses are defended in the final exam before a commission appointed by the Rector of the University.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Multi-messenger astronomy and high-energy astrophysics
• Anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, the R ratio, and 'new physics'
• Amplitudes
• Thermal Field Theory
• String Theory as a Bridge to Classical Gravity from Quantum Amplitudes
• Programming in Unix and ROOT
• Object-Oriented Programming for Scientific Applications

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

• The call is open to all applicants with a second level degree obtained in Italy or abroad.
• The PhD Board will have to establish whether the degree awarded abroad could be considered equivalent to an Italian degree or not, through a specific assessment limited to the PhD call purposes.
• The PhD description pages form an integral part of the call and duly provide the requirements for the admission along with the expected dates of the exams.
• Any changes to the dates will be available in each single PhD description page with a 15 days' notice.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Living costs

Roma

Italy

1,375-2,346 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Scholarships

Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Physics.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

• DiSCo Lazio (LazioDiSCo) - Provided by university, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, Need-based, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Roma, Italy
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program - Independent provider, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline 07 Oct 2026, U.S. government
• ServiceScape Scholarship - Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026, ServiceScape
• ACES Scholarships - Independent provider, Grant, 3500 USD, Deadline 15 Nov 2026, ACES Education Fund
• Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility - Independent provider, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, Merit-based, OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
• ELES-Scholarship (Ernst-Ludwig-Ehrlich-Studienwerk) - Independent provider, Grant, 1550 EUR, Deadline 31 Oct 2026, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
• $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship - Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based, IvyPanda
• Voice Talent Online Scholarship - Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 01 Mar 2027, Voice Talent Online
• Dream Chaser Scholarship - Independent provider, Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 13 Jan 2027, Merit-based, Salvado Law
• Scholarship for students with disabilities - Independent provider, Grant, 3000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026, Need-based, Anonymous Hope Fund
• Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria - Independent provider, Grant, Various benefits, Deadline 31 Dec 2026, Need-based, Leopold Figl Foundation
• The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship - Independent provider, Grant, 1500 USD, Deadline Not specified, IELTS from 6 to 9
• Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme - Independent provider, Grant, 12000 USD, Deadline 11 Jan 2027, The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme